Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
स्वोञ्चेष्वार्की तथा ज्यारैरुक्तैकांगे नृ पाधिपाः । लग्रे वर्गोत्तमेऽब्जे वा चतुरादिग्रहेक्षिते ॥ १७० ॥
svoñceṣvārkī tathā jyārairuktaikāṃge nṛ pādhipāḥ | lagre vargottame'bje vā caturādigrahekṣite || 170 ||
When Saturn is in its own sign or exaltation, and Jupiter likewise stands in the stated configuration as a single dominant factor; and when the ascendant is either vargottama or placed in Aquarius and is aspected by the planets beginning from the fourth house, one becomes a lord among kings.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It shows that even worldly authority (kingship) is presented as the lawful fruit of karmic merit, readable through jyotiṣa; the Purana frames such outcomes within dharma and ultimately as secondary to liberation.
Bhakti is not stated directly here; instead, the verse supports the Purana’s broader teaching that prosperity and rank arise by ordained causes—encouraging devotion and dharma as the higher aim beyond astrological gains.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the verse uses technical rules—Saturn in own/exaltation, vargottama lagna, Aquarius placement, and planetary aspects—to indicate a rāja-yoga leading to rulership.